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A novel X-linked four-repeat tauopathy with Parkinsonism and spasticity.
Movement disorders : official journal of the Movement Disorder Society - 30 Jul 2010
Poorkaj Parvoneh, Raskind Wendy H, Leverenz James B, Matsushita Mark, Zabetian Cyrus P, Samii Ali, Kim Sophia, Gazi Nayiry, Nutt John G, Wolff John, Yearout Dora, Greenup J Lynne, Steinbart Ellen J, Bird Thomas D
Abstract excerpt
The parkinsonian syndromes comprise a highly heterogeneous group of disorders. Although 15 loci are linked to predominantly familial Parkinson's disease (PD), additional PD loci are likely to exist. We recently identified a multigenerational family of Danish and German descent in which five males in three generations presented with a unique syndrome characterized by parkinsonian features and variably penetrant...
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